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The impressive ruins of Roscommon castle are located on a hillside just outside the town, the castle is quadrangular in shape, it had four corner D-shaped towers, three storey ’ s high, and twin towers at its entrance gateway, one of which still retains its immensely sturdy vaulted roof.

The entire castle was enclosed by a lofty curtain wall.

It was built in 1269 by Robert de Ufford, Justiciar of Ireland, on lands he had seized from the Augustinian Priory.

The castle had a most chequered history.

It was besieged by Connacht King Aodh O ’ Connor in 1272.